Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch. Why cannot the same enzyme break down cellulose?

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The monosaccharide monomers in cellulose are bonded together differently than those in starch.

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Cellulose molecules are much too large.

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The enzyme cannot attack cellulose because of its helical shape.

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The bonds between the monosaccharide monomers in cellulose are much stronger.

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Starch is made of glucose; cellulose is made of fructose.

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